Steps or Surgery: The Case for Wearables
Relentlessly, rates of chronic disease, depression, and medication use continue to rise — if there were ever a time to implement alternative preventive health tools in clinical practice, now is certainly it.
UnityPoint Health, b.well Connected Health partner to implement digital-first consumer strategy
The Iowa-based health system will leverage b.well Connected Health's platform and services to enable patients to view and share their health data. The platform will also allow patients to access all of UnityPoint's digital tools in one location.
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5 High-Impact Tax Strategies Every Physician Should Use in 2026 to Reduce Their Tax Bill
AI-native tax firm Gelt combines top human tax experts with AI to help physicians and healthcare practices use data-driven tax strategies to lower liabilities, improve profitability, and future-proof their finances.
Study: Apps integrating with EHRs grew 20% during 2020
Though the total number of unique apps that integrate with major EHRs, like Epic and Cerner, increased from 600 at the end of 2019 to 734 in December 2020, growth in the number of apps that support the FHIR data exchange standard was stagnant.
Smartphones could be used to detect depression, Verily finds
A study published by Verily researchers showed that some smartphone metrics, such as sentiment in weekly voice diaries, matched up with the severity of users’ depression as determined by PHQ-9 scores. Even if these technologies could be used to track mental health, it’s not clear how they will fit into physician workflows or how comfortable people will be using their smartphones in this way.
Report: Addiction treatment apps pose privacy risks
Most apps offering opioid use disorder treatment have access to sensitive identifying information of their users, according to an analysis of 10 of them.
ONC: Rural, critical access, independent hospitals trail behind in providing health data via apps
The number of hospitals providing patients electronic access to their health information via apps has increased exponentially over the past decade. But small, rural, critical access and independent hospitals were still falling significantly behind their counterparts as of 2019, a new ONC report shows.
As Healthcare and Biopharma Companies Embrace AI, Insurance Underwriters See Risks and Opportunities
In an interview, Munich Re Specialty Senior Vice President Jim Craig talked about the risk that accompanies innovation and the important role that insurers play.
Some proposed HIPAA changes could inadvertently expose the data it’s supposed to protect
The government's proposed changes to HIPAA aim to provide guardrails against data breaches and misuse, but some of the modifications may not work as intended. Three healthcare experts delved into the ways in which certain proposals could provide inappropriate access to health data during a recent panel discussion.
Apple limits pandemic ‘health pass’ apps
With a number of testing or vaccine pass apps being developed, Apple said it will only accept ones that are being developed in conjunction with test kit manufacturers, laboratories, healthcare providers or other entities recognized by public health authorities.
Behind the scenes: How health systems, EHR vendors will give patients unprecedented access to their data
Health systems and EHR vendors have been working for months to comply with the ONC's final rule on interoperability and information blocking that goes into effect in April and is expected to grant patients unprecedented access to their health information. Here is a look at some of the issues they contended with.
Apple-Google effort not a panacea for contact tracing
Apple and Google are rolling out a framework for local governments to develop contact tracing apps. But epidemiologists say apps alone won’t be enough.
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Could QuantalX’s Device Make Managing Brain Health Easier?
CEO and neuroscientist Dr. Iftach Dolev on how the new device can bring a powerful tool to psychiatrists and neurologists alike.
Microsoft is discontinuing HealthVault Insights apps “research project”
A Microsoft initiative that produced apps to offer analysis and user insights based on personal health records from HealthVault, has ended.
What factors drive adoption of health apps and what obstacles stand in the way?
Digital health for chronic illness is no longer a technology problem – it’s an implementation problem.
What can we learn from medical billing startups seeking to make healthcare more consumer friendly?
Medical billing has been an area where healthcare startups see an opportunity to make the process more consumer friendly but while some have gained traction others, such as Remedy Labs, have had to shut down.
Survey: Health insurers unseat app stores as most important health app distributors of the future (Updated)
In previous surveys by Berlin-based Research2Guidance, respondents views on who would be the most important future distributor of apps have shifted quite a bit since 2010.
Study of apps for depression notes positive impact of cognitive therapy intervention, mindfulness
The study identified 18 eligible randomized controlled trials of 22 smartphone apps, with outcome data from 3,414 participants.